Very often, we, at Oracle, get asked about the marketability of Oracle Application Express skills, and if it's something that can help someone find employment and grow their career. And without question, the answer is always an ethusiastic "Yes!"
Fundamentally, an Oracle Application Express developer is someone who is proficient at using the rich and powerful Oracle Database as their application development platform. An Oracle Application Express developer posseses skills in one or more of the following areas:
Oracle Application Express
Data modeling
Oracle SQL
Oracle PL/SQL
HTML5
CSS
Elegant Web design
Data security
Web security
Oracle Database performance and tuning
Most successful Oracle Application Express developers are proficient in at least a couple of these areas. And ultimately, the title "Oracle Application Express developer" is a description for someone who is capabable of making the Oracle Database sing!
So is anyone really hiring for APEX experts today, right now? Absolutely! And to convey this point, we informally reached out by email to a small number of partners and companies to gauge their demand. With their permission, we are presenting the following job vacancies, looking for skilled APEX developers today:
MT AG - Junior Berater Oracle Application Express (APEX)
Pharmasol - Senior Web Developer, creators of psiXchange, written in APEX and Oracle
Inoapps - Graduate Developer
Inoapps is looking for outstanding University graduates to join our graduate training program in our Linlithgow office. The training program will focus on Oracle Application Express and you will be learning from some of the best Oracle Application Express developers in the UK.
Keil KTM GmbH - Experienced Oracle developer with in-depth APEX knowledge
We are regularly looking for experienced developers to support us in our APEX projects. We are an SME consulting company working for big international groups as well as for medium size companies. APEX gains importance for many of our clients, across industries and of all sizes. In Munich, we look for an experienced Oracle developer with in-depth APEX know how.
Insum Solutions - Oracle APEX Developer
Hepart AG - A Swiss pharmaceutical company situated near the lake of Constance, Hepart AG has developed software for creating and distributing personalized micronutrients. We are looking for experienced APEX and PL/SQL developers to strengthen our development team. If you are interested, contact hr@hepart.ch
Yellowstar Solutions - Oracle APEX Developer
APEX R&D - Oracle APEX Developer
iAdvise - Junior APEX Developers and Senior APEX Developers
The Ohio State University - Systems Developer/Engineer
C2 Consulting - Consultants & Developers that are also Strategists & Business Managers
FOEX GmbH - Software Developer
Itium - Oracle Developer
And this is only a small sample of the Oracle APEX jobs available today, gathered through a very informal email request. There is continued growing adoption of the Oracle Database Cloud Database Schema Service (in production since 2012). More and more customers are realizing how easy it is to extend Oracle eBusiness Suite with Oracle Application Express. As mentioned in an earlier blog post, Oracle APEX content at Oracle conferences continues to grow (including the introduction of another APEX-only conference, APEX Connect). And with the game-changing Application Express 5 on the horizon, the job prospects for Oracle Application Express developers have never looked brighter!